BG 2.19
य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम् ।
उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते ॥
उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते ॥
ya enaṁ vetti hantāraṁ yaś cainaṁ manyate hatam
ubhau tau na vijānīto nāyaṁ hanti na hanyate
ubhau tau na vijānīto nāyaṁ hanti na hanyate
Word-for-word meanings
yaḥ — one who; vetti — considers; enam — this [the self]; hantāram — as a slayer; ca — and; yaḥ — one who; manyate — believes; enam — this [self]; hatam — as slain; ubhau — both; tau — of them; na — are not; vijānītaḥ — in knowledge; ayam — [because] this [the self]; na hanti — does not slay; na hanyate — nor is slain.
Translation
One who considers the self to be the slayer, and one who believes it to be slain, are both ignorant, for the self neither slays nor is slain.